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Sides and Salad Recipes

No lunch, dinner or holiday buffet is complete without a tasty side dish or salad but it doesn’t have to be boring! These recipes are so delicious, no one will guess just how easily you made them.

From salads like this popular Mediterranean Cucumber Salad or side dishes such as Peperonata or my amazing homemade Garlic Butter Sauce, you’ll find the perfect co-star for any main dish!

Orange and fennel salad in a round flat plate.

Orange and Fennel Salad

Fried potatoes and onions in a skillet.

Fried Potatoes and Onions

Ciambotta in a bowl with more in the background in a round pan.

Ciambotta

Italian zucchini fritters stacked on top of one another.

Italian Zucchini Fritters

Octopus salad in a bowl on a wooden board.

Octopus Salad

Ricotta stuffed mushrooms arranged on parchment paper.

Ricotta Stuffed Mushrooms

Roasted Garlic and Rosemary Potatoes on a white oblong platter.

Roasted Garlic and Rosemary Potatoes

Crispy Prosciutto held by two fingers.

Crispy Prosciutto

Artichoke Salad in a dark shallow bowl with a fork

Artichoke Salad

Italian Roasted Peppers on an oblong dish with slivers of fresh garlic and chopped parsley scattered on top.

Italian Roasted Peppers

Plate of Italian Roasted Vegetables piled high with a spoon inserted and a red napkin in the background.

Italian Roasted Vegetables

Pie with slice cut out showing a hard boiled egg in a spinach filling.

Torta Pasqualina

Green beans and potatoes on a white plate.

Green Beans and Potatoes

Mashed potatoes with red skin in a blue bowl with melted butter on top.

Mashed Potatoes with Red Skin

Shallow bowl of tomato, basil and mozzarella salad.

Cherry Tomato Caprese Salad

White plate of multi colored strips of fried bell peppers.

Italian Fried Peppers

Stewed bell pepper and tomatoes in blue bowl.

Peperonata

Twirly pasta salad on white plate with large bowl of pasta on the side.

Zesty Italian Pasta Salad

slice of toasted ciabatta bread topped with herbs.

Ciabatta Garlic Bread

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Roasted Potatoes and Broccoli

A silver teaspoonful of garlic butter sauce taken from a small white bowl with garlic and broccolini in the background.

Garlic Butter Sauce

rectangle bread topped with three different toppings.

Focaccia Toppings

roasted carrots and brussel sprouts on white oblong plate.

Roasted Brussels Sprouts and Carrots

Pile of cheese topped zucchini on a white plate.

Roasted Zucchini

Finished Instant Pot Cauliflower in blue bowl on table viewed from the side.

Instant Pot Cauliflower

close up of cucumber tomato onion salad on white plate with tomatoes and parsley in the background

Mediterranean Cucumber Salad

bowl of couscous salad with fork and spoon in the front and grey towel in the background.

Greek Couscous Salad

close up of focaccia bread with green olives on top and sliced onions on other pieces

Focaccia Genovese

slices of focaccia stacked with white bowl of oil on the side

Ligurian Focaccia

eight baked tomatoes stuffed with rice in black baking pan with cubed potatoes.

Rice Stuffed Tomatoes

two eggplant involtini on a white plate with fork

Eggplant Involtini

green bean salad with tomatoes and feta in blue bowl on wooden board

Green Bean Salad

pumpkin and spinach salad on oblong plate on wooden board with plates and forks

Roast Pumpkin Salad

salad in oblong plate with spring onions and lemon.

Brown Rice Salad Recipe

close up of pale green strips of pickled vegetable on toasted bread with extra in the background.

Marinated Eggplant

Stuffed Zucchini with Ricotta

Stuffed Zucchini with Ricotta

Saffron risotto with grated Parmesan cheese on a black plate with spoon and fork and black and white striped kitchen towel

Saffron Risotto

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Spinach Ricotta ravioli on a off white plate with a sprinkle of finely grated cheese.

Spinach Ricotta Ravioli

close up of four mini pancakes stacked on a white plate with syrup dripping off and more pancakes and strawberries around.

Mini Pancakes

raspberry sauce in a glass jar with a spoon full lifted out.

Raspberry Compote

homemade cavatelli pasta

Cavatelli

Yellow cake dusted with powdered sugar with a few slices cut viewed from above.

Italian Lemon Cake

Roasted whole butterflied chicken on wooden board.

Butterfly Chicken

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An Authentic Italian Braciole recipe prepare in a red pan with one braciole sliced on a white plate.

Authentic Italian Braciole Recipe

close up of mascarpone cream in a bowl with gold spoon, raspberries scattered around and plate with cake and cream in the background

Mascarpone Cream

Two slices of sourdough French toast with blueberry compote, powdered sugar, and halved strawberries on a white plate set on a table next to cutlery.

Sourdough French Toast

Italian rum cake on a white cake stand topped with maraschino cherries.

Italian Rum Cake

Pasta al forno in a white baking dish with a scoopful lifted up.

Pasta al Forno

rectangle bread topped with three different toppings.

Focaccia Toppings

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